Drying rack for glue and the like



Nov. 16, 1943. E. GALANTE 2,334,322

DRYINCT RACK FOR GLUE AND THE LIKE Filed March- 25, 1942 Patented Nov. 16, 1943 *DRYING RACK .FOR GWB` AND THEILIKE 4 f .ErmannefGalanta Woburnllvlass. l y

` Appiicaeonmrnzs, 13412,? Seraing. A4stats aclantis. ortie-2381 The present invention .relates to aY drying, rack `for glue and likematerial which is spread' upon a ,rackand allowed to dry, andafterwardsremoved from the rack. /When appiie'dftotherack the materialds moreor less viscous; butafter drying on the lrack itbecornes hard and brittle andr maybe removed from the rankbyfbreakin'g, when the rack can be used again. .i

Among the .objects-of the invention are:

To provide a dryingrack of the type referred to which will withstand rough usage and permit of long use.

To provide a drying rack vin which the part to which theglue is applied for drying, and which is in fact the chief wearing part, can easily be replaced by a new part. y

To provide a drying rack whose elements, especially those which comprise the Ypart to'which the glue is applied and the elements by which this part is held stretched and' xed in place, are commonplace elements, easily procurable and replaceable.

Aplig "a: sunken'jposition withrelation to the top 1 tively; from 'the eIldS 0f the pt )rtionsl 6, f1 of 'the ,g butnareftongues f I'I and I2. 'These' tongues are ofsome' appreciable length,` and preferably rectanglllar', in cross' section.'V These various parts which go'tfmake up the corner pieces arepref- 'erablyintegrallyl connected, each. corner piece V 'being molded-of castas a whole, inV cine, pece- 1o 'are preferably made .of ,nietat` arida description Thesid barsfand end. bars 4 Of, theframe ofonewillsgucefor all. y

; Eachof'th'e bars'preferably comprises an elongated sheet metal plate bent to, provide a hollow bar, preferably rectangular in cross section, withY an outstanding ange I 2 extending centrally from onel side edge thereof. Thus as shown in Fig. 3 the sheet metal plate is bent to provide a' hollow bar having a. back edge I3, top and bottom edges The invention can best be seen and understood by reference to the drawing in which@- K Fig. 1 is a plan of a drying rack embodying my invention. i

Fig. 2 is a cross section on theline 22 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross secti-on in enlarged detail on the line 3-7-3 of Fig. l; f

Fig. 4 is a cross section of one of the frame bars.

in enlarged detail showing a modied structure and to which vreference `will later be made; and

Fig. 5 shows the rack in stacked disposition, inasmuch as the rack is preferably so made that it may lie in stack, as is common practice in many types of drying racks.

Referring to the drawing,

ably generally rectangular in form. It is preferably made of metal and comprises a collection of cornerl pieces 2 with which are. combinedfsides 3 and ends 4 to form the complete frame. Each' of the cornerV pieces 2 comprises an L-shaped butt YEi with portions B and "Ljrespectively, in right angular relationship to each other; Around y I representsy the frame of the drying rack. This frame is preferthe outer top edge of the L-snaped butt is a raised rim or bead 8. Projecting from the bot.- tom offthe butt, and inset from the` outer edges thereof, is an angular foot 9 having like'angularity` with the butt, though laterally constricted in size in its relation to the butt. `The foot is ofsome considerable length, or` depth. Interposed in the corner between the portion l, 'I of the butt, inthe front corner thereof, and occu- I4 and I5, respectively, and a front edge I6. The

Vfree edges of the blank sheet after being bent to form the front edge I6 are extended forward to provide the flange I2, and this by bending outwardly one free edge ofthe blank sheet to form a tongue I1, while the other free edge of the blank sheet is bent to form a loop IB passed around the tongue I'I, and the two bound together, or flattened, to form the 'flange I2. The bars thus formed are attached to the corner pieces v 4by extending the tongues on the corner pieces into the hollow ends of the respective bars,land then xedly uniting them by rivets, or other fastenings, I9. When the bars and corner pieces are thus combined, to form the frame, the flanges I0 on the corner pieces will properly co-ordinate with the` flanges.` I2 on the bars, all flanges lying substantially in the same planeand the frame y will accordingly be provided with a sunken inside inwardly extending flange.

- Instead of making the hollow bars rectangular inform theymay be hollow tubular bars, as

shown in Fig. 4, where the body of the bar corn--V prises a hollow tube 20, and the flange I2 is provided by flattening a portion of the tubular blank from which the hollow tubular body 20 is made. If the bodies of the frame bars be thus tubular then the tongues on the corner pieces will be made round, instead of rectangular, so as to t snugly within the hollow ends of the tubular bars.

' Attached to the frame thus provided is a screen 25. relatively large mesh, with loops 26 along the sides and ends thereof. Common chicken Wire is preferably employed as it is especially applicable This screen is made of wire having a Y to the end sought to be attained, for it isV of relatively large mesh,v and providedwith loops 26 along its sides and ends, inasmuch as the body of the wire has a mesh of these connected loops.

' The screen is stretchable, and possesses ya certain amount of elasticity.

The loop forming edges of the screen are laid over the co-ordinated ilanges l0, l2 of the respective corner pieces and bars, and there secured and therscreen heldtaut. Thisend is secured'by providing' the rangesfof the `bars and `corner pieces, or iianges` onthe frame, with' a 'series of drawn taut are passed over the heads 2813i` the The loops, thus in vengagement 29 passed through the heads of the pins on each y of the several bars., These locking wires are pref- Aerably secured at one end to theflangesll l on thecorner pieces, by passing the, endf'the'locking wire downwardly'throughthe ange'l on Ithe corner piece, land then bending ,theendjof thewi're-around the" edge .of thelflange. f

Removal' of the wirelscreenlis obtainable'by *removing the locking Wires,v when ,thef screenmay be lifted olif the lframe by sletchingrits loops suiciently to Y. clear themselves from their@ engagement with the cotter pins; the (otter pins'then remaining 'in the frame preliminaryl Ito the at- Vtachm'ent and lockingonof a fresh screen.

The rack especially lends itself for arrangement in stack, as shown in Fig.v5. n f

1. In a drying'rack of the type specied the combination comprising al frame, a stretchable wire screen with loops along its edges overlapping said framev in part, a series of cotter pins passed through the frame and xed lthereto with thev heads of the Cotter pins upstanding from the frame, y(and overA whichY ,heads of Vthe cotter pinsthe' loops of the jscreen are passed to have drawing engagement with the cotter pins when the screen is stretched, and wires passed through the heads of the Cotter pins for holding the loops thus, engaging inplace.

2. In a drying rack of the type specified the combination comprising a frame having corner j .pieces .with interposed bar connections, and 'a' sunken inside inwardly projecting flange, a stretchable wire screen with loops along its edges overlapping said flange, a series-of cotterpins passed through thek angezwith heads upstanding from 'the hange,r andover which heads of ythe cotter pinstheloops of the screen are passed tohave drawing engagement with thecotte'r vpins when'the screen is stretched; and wires connected to the corner pieces passed throughy ythe heads' of the lcotter pins for'holding 'the loops'thus'engaginginplace. f v.

'ERMANNO GALANTE.' 

